2025-26 University Outreach and Engagement Documenting Impact Grants
This year, 10 proposals were selected for funding through the Outreach and Engagement Documenting Impact Grants process. Grants were awarded at a maximum amount of $10,000 to support program evaluation and impact reports for community-engaged research or community-engaged projects, in collaboration with a community partner, that addresses a specific need or problem within the community.
STEM Outreach to K-12 in Marion and Surrounding Counties: Measuring Impact and Expanding Access
Chandika Annasiwatta, Nima Mansouri, Golrokh Mirzaei, College of Engineering, Marion Campus
Amount: $10,000
The Role of School Transitions in Student Absenteeism in Columbus City Schools
Arya Ansari, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount: $10,000
Evaluating the Implementation of the 2024-2026 Suicide Prevention Plan of Ohio
C. Rosie Bauder, College of Medicine
Amount: $10,000
Evaluating Impact of Legal Assistance with Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement
Douglas Berman, Jana Hrdinova, Hannah Miller, Maria Orsini, Peter Leasure, Moritz College of Law
Amount: $10,000
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Small Ruminant 509 Farmer Education Program
Brady Campbell, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Amount: $4,700
Partners Achieving Community Transformation: Assessing the Impact of the Near East Side Neighborhood Leadership Academy
Dana Dorsey, Wexner Medical Center
Amount: $10,000
Expanding Dental Outreach for Head Start Children
Tammy Duangthip, College of Dentistry
Amount: $10,000
Roots of Recovery: Women Healing Through Therapeutic Horticulture and Community Connection
Michelle Kaiser, College of Social Work
Amount: $10,000
Seeds of Middle Eastern Culture
Melinda McClimans, Office of International Affairs
Amount: $10,000
Evaluating 20 years of Impact on Community through Partner for Promotion
Jen Rodis, College of Pharmacy
Amount: $10,000